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Help for Managing Vancouver Back Pain Associated with Fatty Paraspinal Muscles

If you experience chronic back pain, like many other Vancouver back pain sufferers, chances are you have heard of paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate. This spinal issue can cause a great deal of discomfort and can even result in gait disturbances. In this blog post, we'll look more closely at paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate and how it is associated with lumbar spinal stenosis and its treatment with spinal manipulation offered at Vancouver Disc Centers.

WHAT IS PARASPINAL MUSCLE FATTY INFILTRATE?

Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate is an accumulation of fat within the muscle tissues located near the spine. Genetics or aging are often culprits of this condition, but it can also be triggered by lifestyle factors like poor nutrition or lack of exercise. It is important to note that paraspinal fatty muscle infiltrate does not always produce symptoms, but if it does, they can include low back pain, stiffness in the lower back and legs, or difficulty walking due to gait disturbances since gait depends on hip muscles like the gluteus medius. A recent report described how the extent to which the gluteus medius is atrophied (weakened) influenced lumbar spinal stenosis symptomatology. (1) A leading spinal issue impacting more than 500 million people over 65 years old, lumbar spinal stenosis, is linked to altered gait as gait depends on robust muscle activity. (2) Vancouver chiropractic patients know Vancouver Disc Centers checks for gait issues during our chiropractic exam.

PARASPINAL FATTY INFILTRATE AND LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS

Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate can be associated with lumbar spinal stenosisa narrowing of the spinal canal that results in lower back pain and even pain down the legs by exerting pressure on spinal nervesand resultant Vancouver back pain. Intervertebral disc degeneration and fatty-infiltrated paraspinal muscles – multifidus, erector spinae, etc. – are linked and found to cause chronic low back pain and its issues: the more fat, the more degeneration. (3) Other researchers concured that fat infiltration of the paraspinal muscles like the multifidus muscle may be associated with lower back pain when it was not associated with other factors like a person with back pain being older, male, or having a higher BMI]78]. (4) Vancouver Disc Centers offers alleviating chiropractic treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis and its back pain.

LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS & SPINAL MANIPULATION

There are various treatment options for spinal stenosis influenced by the severity and the healthcare practitioner consulted from drugs and surgery to exercise, nutrition, and/or spinal manipulation and mobilization. A study reported that one treatment of spinal manipulation significantly decreased spinal stiffness and enhanced the multifidus muscle thickness ratio that maintained for more than 7 days in spinal manipulation responders. (5) Your Vancouver chiropractor uses such care for back pain relief, especially the well-researched chiropractic Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.  Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management addresses back pain and affiliated muscles.

CONTACT Vancouver Disc Centers

Paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate is a common condition that can trigger a range of issues involving low back pain, stiffness in the lower body, and gait disturbances. It is sometimes associated with lumbar spinal stenosis. If you have any symptoms related to paraspinal muscle fatty infiltrate or lumbar spinal stenosis, it's important to visit with your Vancouver chiropractor at Vancouver Disc Centers about your treatment options so you can find relief as fast as possible. Schedule your appointment today!

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